New RADAR Market Maker: LO:TECH

DappRadar DAO Updates
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co-authored by @Alex-Mammoth and @dragos

Hey everyone,

We want to share an important update regarding RADAR liquidity and our market-making strategy on centralized exchanges.

Our previous agreement with GSR has officially concluded. As part of the contract closure, the 200M RADAR tokens held under the loan structure were returned to the DAO on September 16th. We appreciate GSR’s collaboration and support during this period.

Enter LO:TECH, A New Structure and a New Approach

We’re now partnering with LO:TECH, a trading firm that provides transparent, institutional-grade liquidity services across both CEXes and DEXes. You can learn more about them at lo.tech.

What’s Changing

We’ve moved away from the loan and option market-making model. While that setup can suit high-volume tokens, it tends to create misaligned incentives and long-term token pressure for assets like RADAR.

This new structure introduces a retainer-based model focused on alignment, transparency, and sustainable liquidity:

  • LO:TECH receives a fixed monthly retainer in stablecoins, not RADAR
  • They trade using liquidity owned by the DAO (RADAR + USDT pairs) rather than holding large token allocations
  • The team has real-time visibility into performance through LO:TECH’s live dashboard
  • Profits generated during positive trading periods are shared back to the DAO treasury, rather than captured entirely by the market maker
  • Cross-venue arbitrage ensures better spread control between centralized and decentralized markets

Why It Matters

There is always some level of risk, particularly during sharp market drawdowns when USDT may be used to absorb sell pressure. Still, compared to the previous model, this structure provides greater control, clearer performance monitoring, no risk of token overhang, and a stronger alignment between service delivery and DAO benefit.

It represents a shift from speculative token loaning to professional liquidity management backed by transparency, measurable outcomes, and DAO-owned liquidity.

We’ll continue to report on performance and treasury outcomes as the partnership evolves.

Thank you for supporting this next phase of RADAR’s development.

The DappRadar DAO Team

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wasnt the name i was expecting but we see how this goes.
The move to stable would be intresting, if i created Radar / USDT on pancake would i also collect fees?
runs to chatgpt

Short answer YES, yes it does, hurmmm ill keep an eye on the liqudity pools cuz at moment they barely move sadly, i understand we are not a highly traded token tho.

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Hey all, Stephen from LO:TECH here.

We’re really pleased to be partnering with the DappRadar DAO as your new market maker for $RADAR.

Our goal is to bring transparency, efficiency, and sustainability to how liquidity is managed across both centralised and decentralised exchanges. We believe market-making should work in service of the project and its community, with clear visibility, measurable results, and alignment with the DAO’s long-term objectives.

At LO:TECH, we provide institutional-grade liquidity powered by data-driven execution and full transparency. The DappRadar team have access to live dashboards and performance reporting, so they can see exactly how your markets are supported.

You can also read more about how we think about market making more generally in our State of Crypto Market Making 2025 report at lo.tech/stateofmarketmaking

Looking forward to working closely with the DAO, and we’re happy to stay in dialogue here to answer questions we can from the community.

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thats nice to know thank you.

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Appreciate the update. This is a healthy shift in how we think about liquidity.

The important angle here is alignment. Loan-based market making often creates hidden sell pressure, unclear incentives, and poor visibility for token holders. Moving to a retainer model with DAO-owned liquidity means:

  • no token overhang,
  • no opaque hedging strategies,
  • and clear accountability tied to actual market quality.

What matters most is price coherence across venues, reasonable spreads for new entrants, and controlled inventory risk during volatility. With real-time dashboards and profit-share flowing back to the treasury, we can finally measure those outcomes instead of hoping for them. Exciting times.

There’s still risk, even if stablecoins are deployed to absorb drawdowns, but this structure gives us better tooling, cleaner incentives, and reversible control if conditions change.

Overall, this is a professionalisation step compared to the previous model. Less speculative token lending, more transparent treasury management, and stronger operational discipline around liquidity.

Looking forward to the performance reviews.

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